Demonstrators declare 2 November an international day of action and tell world leaders to act on Tibet – where nine monks and one nun have set themselves on fire this year in protest at the Chinese occupation.

An epic migration to the cities has been responsible for China’s turbocharged economic performance. But, as Richard Swift explains, the cost for many workers has been too great and they refuse to be quiet any longer.

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